The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-11-10
RESUME OF the NEWS.
Washington News ltems.

washington News items.
The arguments in the anarchist cases
Sefore the United States supreme court
IRE finished.
Commissioner Sparks says that pur.
chasers of indemnity lands in Dakota may
secure patents thereon by paying the
government price.
Mrs. Secretary Whitney is negotiating
with Miss Juliet Corson relative to the es-
tablishment OF training school Tor ser
wants at New York.
John C. Horgan Of Minneapolis, clerk
in the pension Office, was promoted from
81, 200 to 81, 400 per year. Mr.. Horgan
entered the service in 1883.
Secretary Lamar has received a telegram
from Indian Inspector Armstrong on the
Crow reservation in M ntana, asking per
mission to increase the Indian police, and
to furnish them with arms and rations.
The request has been referred to the In
dian commissioner for report.
Acting Secretary Muldrow has rendered
decision rejecting the lists OF selections
made by the Northern Pacific Railroad
company OF about 81, 900 acres of land in
washington Territory, on the ground that
the lands in question were not included in
the grant to the company under the joint
resolution OF congress in 1870. The acting
secretary holds that the lands in question
had been included in a prior grant to the
Oregon Central Railroad company, which
grant was forfeited by the act OF Jan. 81,
1885, and that they now form a part OF
the public domain.
The president on Monday the 31st ult.,
received a deputation from Great Britain
who desired his CO. operation in securing a
ed States which shall provide for the
amicable settlement ofdisputes by arbitra-
tion. The delegation included: Lord
kinnaird, Right Hon. Sir Lyon Play fair,
Sir George Campbell. Sir John Swinburne,
HALEY Stewart, and q dozen Others.
Andrew Carnegie OF Pennsylvania intro
auced the visitors to the president. Rt. Hon.
Lyon playfair, representing the members
Of parliament, and John Wilson, repre-
senting the trade congress. made short adj
dresses in support of the movement. The
President made suitable response.
J. ID. c. Atkins, commissioner OF Indian
affairs. in his annual report says:
A review OF the year shows continued
progress on the part OF the Indians. The
progress shows itself all along the lne in
creased knowledge and experience as to the
arts OF agriculture. in enlarged facilities for
stock growing, in better buildings and bet
ter home appointments, and in the adop-
ton OF the dress Ind Gust oms of the " hite
given in the largely increased attendance of
pupils at school, and in the still more
gratifying fact that the parents desire that
their children shall avail themselves OF
the generous opportunities for education.
The following pensions have been grant
ed: Wisconsin:-Widow of j. Snyder,
Grand Rapids. Original-P. Hengstler,
Chippewa Falls; A. Dorshner. Hudson; G.
Zimmerman, Mount Hope; c. E. Constance,
Y D.: l.. Z
E. Atkln, Retreat; F. VIII, Oconomowoc;
G. w. Furman, Desota; C. Newland. Muus-
ton; A. W. Wilmarth, Enbarrass; ]. D.
Sharp, Dane; o. G. Smith, Stockbridge.
Minnesota: j. Cook, South Troy; N. Olsen,
Grue alias N. Olsen, Wllmar; j. D. Cas-
terlne, Lake Stav; A. Brewer, Kingston;
w. Souders. st. Paul; H. Schlit, Champlin;
A. Ringus. st. Augusta; w. Hahn. Fronte-
nae; E. Hughes. Lensz H. Kelly. Champ
lin: a. Dunham, LIE Sueur. Dakota: Wild
owS. NJ. Woodward, Dell Rapids; A. Ran
dsll, Spearfsh.